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The ringlike cartilage forming the caudal part of the larynx. [TFD][VHOG], Cartilaginous ring that provides support for the arytenoid cartilages. Its ventral part is bent posteriorly to form a V.[AAO]

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krykoid cartilage, cricoidea, cartilago cricoidea, cricoid, cartilaginis cricoideae, cartilago cricotrachealis, innominate cartilage

(In anura) a dorsal pair of arytenoid cartilages (...), which support vocal cords, and a ventral pair (often fused) of cricoid cartilage (...). These cartilages are regarded as derivatives of posterior visceral arches of ancestors. Together they constitute the larynx, a structure characteristic of tetrapods. (...) (In mammals) Paired arytenoid cartilages help support and control the vocal cords. The cricoid cartilage is single. Two additional cartilages are present that are lacking in other vertebrates: a large ventral thyroid cartilage (...) and a cartilage in the epiglottis.[well established][VHOG]

UBERON:0002375

• cricopharyngeal ligament
• cricotracheal ligament
• cricoarytenoid ligament
• cricothyroid ligament
• cricoarytenoid joint
• cricothyroid joint

• cricopharyngeus muscle
• crico-arytenoid muscle
• cricothyroid muscle

• cricothyroid muscle
• crico-esophageal tendon

• articular process
• lateral process of cricoid cartilage
• bronchial process
• esophageal process